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The average temperature in Lugano over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Lugano has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in August, the driest month, to 29% in May, the wettest. Winds in Lugano are highest in April, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Lugano come in July, when the sky is typically 39% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 57%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | -1°C | -0°C | 16% | 40% | 2.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| February | 6°C | 1°C | 2°C | 20% | 46% | 2.3 m/s | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| March | 8°C | 3°C | 5°C | 22% | 47% | 2.4 m/s | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| April | 12°C | 6°C | 9°C | 23% | 50% | 2.5 m/s | 27 | 0 | 58 |
| May | 16°C | 10°C | 14°C | 29% | 57% | 2.3 m/s | 48 | 6 | 65 |
| June | 21°C | 15°C | 21°C | 20% | 44% | 2.2 m/s | 59 | 33 | 51 |
| July | 23°C | 17°C | 23°C | 16% | 39% | 2.2 m/s | 56 | 44 | 42 |
| August | 23°C | 16°C | 23°C | 15% | 42% | 2.1 m/s | 53 | 41 | 43 |
| September | 18°C | 13°C | 17°C | 17% | 50% | 2.1 m/s | 58 | 19 | 62 |
| October | 14°C | 9°C | 12°C | 22% | 49% | 2.1 m/s | 41 | 1 | 67 |
| November | 8°C | 4°C | 5°C | 27% | 50% | 2.2 m/s | 4 | 0 | 42 |
| December | 5°C | 1°C | 1°C | 18% | 45% | 2.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 18 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Lugano has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 23°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Lugano has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Lugano has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Lugano has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Lugano has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Lugano has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in August, the driest month, to 29% in May, the wettest.
Winds in Lugano are highest in April, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
The average temperature in Lugano over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 23°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.